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> Walking to school is impossible in the US. This is not true where I live in Tacoma, WA. In fact, in our neighborhood on the North End, I would guess somewher
by tjr225 4y ago
> Walking to school is impossible in the US.
This is not true where I live in Tacoma, WA. In fact, in our neighborhood on the North End, I would guess somewhere around 40% of kids walk to school. There is an elementary school two blocks away from me, and a middle school five or so blocks away. The private schools are a bit further and would require driving or cycling.
The neighborhoods I used to live in the residential areas of the Seattle core(Madrona,Leschi,CD) were similar.
- charcircuit 4y agoGoogle maps says that my primary school is an over 4 hour walk from my house.
- tjr225 4y agoWell I have no idea where you live or how that relates to my comment?
- charcircuit 4y agoYour example of being in a big city does not represent most of the US.
- tjr225 4y agoThe comment I replied to stated that it was “impossible” to walk to school in the US. It might benefit your reading abilities to live closer to a school :).
- charcircuit 4y agoThe full quote from that post is "Walking to school is impossible in most of the US"
- tjr225 4y agoI believe they must have edited it after my comment as I simply copied and pasted their original text. I stand by your case being really strange. In any case; check out the other reply in this thread. Either way, are you seriously going to sit here and argue with someone that a 4 hour walking distance to a school is somehow normal? Even in the US? I’m sorry dude but I’m done talking to you. I hope you enjoy the unique place that you live in.
- wizofaus 4y agoIt was definitely modified after your post. Wonder if HN shouldn't have some smarts to either disallow editing or at least ensure it's possible to see what edits were made if someone has since replied to/quoted your post.
- wizofaus 4y agoHN won't let me reply to your subsequent comment, but 83% of the US population lives in urban areas - I'd be willing to bet in most of those, the closest school being anything like a 4 hour walk from home is very much an anomaly. FWIW, my partner grew up in rural Japan where her school would have been pretty close to a 4 hour walk away, so she took the only realistic option available: bicycle.